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Paul DicksonSlaughter & May

Paul Dickson

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals24
Valued Deals21
Total Value£ 50.39 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.40 B

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17 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials
Gkn
Melrose Industries

Target: GKN PLC

Bidder: MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

49 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 8.09 B

Value

14 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Banks
Charter Court Financial Services Group
Onesavings Bank

Target: CHARTER COURT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP PLC

Bidder: ONESAVINGS BANK PLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

52 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.75 B

Value

29 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|E-commerce
Just Eat
TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

Target: JUST EAT PLC

Bidder: TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

27 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

150 Dealmakers

61 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

31 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Neptune Investment Management
Liontrust Asset Management

Target: NEPTUNE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Bidder: LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

14 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 40 M

Value

11 Jun 2020|United States|E-commerce
Grubhub
Just Eat

Target: GRUBHUB INC

Bidder: JUST EAT PLC

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

28 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 5.74 B

Value

30 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Software
Proactis Holdings
Pollen Street Capital

Target: PROACTIS HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

17 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 74 M

Value

02 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Aerospace
Meggitt
Parker Hannifin Corporation

Target: MEGGITT PLC

Bidder: PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

40 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

02 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Interactive Investor Services
Abrdn (ex-standard Life Aberdeen)

Target: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR SERVICES LIMITED

Bidder: ABRDN PLC (EX-STANDARD LIFE ABERDEEN)

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

31 Target | 37 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.49 B

Value

24 Feb 2022|Luxembourg|Asset Managers and Custodians
FUNDSQUARE
Fe Fundinfo

Target: FUNDSQUARE

Bidder: FE FUNDINFO

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management
John Wood Group (environment Consulting Division)
Wsp Global

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas
Capricorn Energy (ex-cairn Energy)
Tullow Oil

Target: CAPRICORN ENERGY (EX-CAIRN ENERGY)

Bidder: TULLOW OIL PLC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

38 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 655 M

Value

19 Aug 2022|Brazil|E-commerce
IFOOD
NASPERS

Target: IFOOD

Bidder: NASPERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 8 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 1.52 B

Value

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